Ramon Crater Visitors Center - Perseids Nights – The Story of the Crater at Dusk

Name: Ramon Crater Visitors Center - Perseids Nights – The Story of the Crater at Dusk
Start: 2026-08-12T13:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-12T15:30:00.000Z
Location: (Mitzpe Ramon Visitors Center) Ma'ale Ben Tur St 1, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Date:

Wednesday (in 10 days)

August 12, 4:00 – 6:30 in the evening

Location:

(Mitzpe Ramon Visitors Center) Ma'ale Ben Tur St 1, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

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Summary:

Join an exciting tour at the Ramon Crater Visitors Center during the Perseid meteor shower peak. Explore the crater's secrets and learn its creation story. The tour connects astronomy, nature, and human spirit under the evening sky.

Description (translated from Hebrew):

Heading to the desert for the grand Perseids show? ⭐

Just before nightfall, we invite you to an exciting and fascinating tour at the Ramon Crater Visitors Center.

The Ilan Ramon Visitors Center is open on the peak days of the Perseids meteor shower until 19:00! Enjoy the air conditioning inside and the evening breeze outside as the sun sets and paints the crater in red hues.

Come discover the secrets of the crater and how it formed millions of years ago, in a captivating journey that begins with the moving and inspiring story of Ilan Ramon and ends with the discovery of the forces of nature.

The connection between sky and earth, science and nature, the human spirit and the landscape at the cliff observation point, is undoubtedly an exciting experience.

When: Tuesday-Thursday, August 11-13

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